Interesting they went with Estella for her real name instead of Ella. Probably because they didn't want to give a villain the same name as Cinderella. Estella is not a common variation of the name; it's usually either Estelle or Stella. It's of Latin origin and it means "star".

Wasn't this movie supposed to be a prequel to the one with Glenn Close? I really hope that's the case.I wouldn't mind if they would give Cruella some sad backstory etc. like with Maleficent, I just don't want them to redeem her at the end.

I love how adamant they are in saying that this film isn't like Maleficent. Still, I have very little faith that Disney will do the character justice. At least the Once Upon a Time take didn't neuter the character unlike Maleficent and Ursula.

Cruella is not going to be a redemption story. As we suspected, she'll turn "evil" by the end.

I'm glad about that. But if she's evil, I imagine there will be some characters in the film that are good (similar to Roger and Anita, but more secondary) so the public can identify with them. Come to think of it, Anita and Cruella were former schoolmates in the animated film, so maybe she appears in this film.

By the way, I agree with the comment someone made on one of the links. Cruella didn't hate Dalmatians, she just liked their fur and wanted to make a fur coat out of them for that reason. That's something I didn't like about that last synopsis.

I think the assumption from people here about Disney being ashamed of or attempting to distance this film from Maleficent is only projection of what they want to see. The above interview only emphasizes that Maleficent and Cruella will have entirely disparate depictions of two Disney villains. The two approaches to these kinds of backstories can co-exist.

My interest in this was never as high as it was for Maleficent back when that film was first announced. Cruella, while one of Disney's greatest villains/characters, is more comical than Maleficent and her plot more inconsequential than that in Sleeping Beauty, so creating a dramatic backstory for her always seemed like an odd thing to do. That said, I thought the same thing about Cruella before the character appeared on OUAT and was the focus of one of the best episodes of that series. I still wonder if that episode was a test-run on how a Cruella film could work considering Victoria Smurfit said she had auditioned for something else before she was cast on OUAT. Cruella wasn't sympathetic there either. The name "Estella" immediately made me think of Great Expectations; I wonder if Cruella's given backstory might be similar to the story of that Estella.

Following freaky, ethereal covers of both "Once Upon a Dream" for Maleficent and "Baby Mine" for the live-action Dumbo, I can picture a dark version of "Cruella de Vil" playing in trailers with a focus on Cruella's descent into insanity.

Almost two years ago it was reported that Emma Stone signed on to star in a Cruella De Vil origin story tentatively titled Cruella with Alex Timbers (Mozart In The Jungle) set to direct. Since then we have heard almost nothing on the project. Now we have learned some interesting details on a classic character. We have learned that Disney is looking for an African American to take on the role of Jasper. Partner of Horace (who is expected be caucasian) and would go on to be Cruella’s henchmen.

It has been a while since we have heard much on Disney’s live-action Cruella, a live-action take on the 101 Dalmatians villainess, starring Emma Stone. Now, we have a small update on the film. We have learned that the long in development film will finally start production this summer in London, England. The studio was hoping to lock down a 2020 release it has not been confirmed if that has changed as of yet.

I hope that's true. That really would excite me more about it. Disney has a good working relationship with Glenn Close as well so I could see them not waiving the other two films out of continuity out of good faith towards her.

I'd love if this film ended with a final scene of Glenn Close near the beginning of 101D (the re-make), just chewing the scenery up as her bats*** self.

Glenn Close was on The View a week or so ago and she was talking about mental illness in regards to her iconic character from Fatal Attraction. She said she would be interested to see the movie re-told from the perspective of Alex, which would have been a more tragic story rather than her just being some "evil, crazy person." Something about reading this makes me think those comments might be connected to this Cruella film in some way, since it sounds as if they're going to show how Cruella came to be the way she is (sort of like a Dorian Gray story) rather than a Wicked-esque re-telling her story. So, essentially, something similar to how OUAT's version of Cruella was surprising because it broke what had become the norm of sob story / the-villain-was-really-a-hero storylines with Cruella just being straight up disturbed.

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